MCK to participate in launch of Truth and Reconciliation event in Montreal

04/23/2013

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke would like to inform the community that Grand Chief Mike Ahr�hron Delisle, Jr. will participate in the Survivors Walk and Procession March, which will launch the Quebec National Truth and Reconciliation Event in Montreal.

The walk is a major component of the opening ceremonies for the event. Survivors of Canada�s residential school system, Truth & Reconciliation Commissioners, local leadership and the parties to the Settlement Agreement are expected to be among those participating.

�We continue to live and deal with the tragedies, hardships, and loss of language & culture that some of our people were subjected to during that time,� said Grand Chief Delisle. �There are still people in Kahnaw�:ke today who lived through the experience. We need to continue to support them and never forget what happened.�

The four-day event will be held from Wednesday, April 24th thru Saturday, April 27th at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. The Survivors Walk and Procession March will begin at 2:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday) at the park at Place du Canada (about a block and a half east of the hotel on Ren� Levesque) and conclude at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is holding four community hearings throughout Quebec as well as this week�s Quebec National Event. Survivors are invited to share their stories about Quebec�s Indian Residential Schools and their legacy.

All gatherings are open to the public. Admission is free.